Cable-end bell.



E. G. SESSIONS.

CABLE END BELL.

APPLIQATION FILED P2119, 1912.

Patmted Aug. 2.2, 1913.

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Application filed February 9, 1912.

1 '0 all whom it mcrg/ rio/zoem:

Be it. known that l. lChsoN O. Emission Citizen of the United States, iesitlii Chicago. in the county of Cook and Stateof illinois, have .ixii'eutet'l Cei-tuin new tutti uf l ful i'iiprovoments in Cnhlolilnll Bells, which the following is n. full, Clear, unwise? and exim-t description, reference heini! had to the uccmnpziulviiig' (li'mi'irigs, 'toxfiiiing n part of this specification,

My iiii'elition relates to :m improved C011- stiuctioii oi: Cable emi hell. particularly (lesignetl t'oi' use in coiiiieitimi with armored Czihle.

Herotofore it. hn#- lievii tlilliiiilt to propely take ',ziio oi the eiitl :it the arm-oi.' iirsetl in. connection with mrunix-ett mhle when, the mtl is Stripped haelt fm' mimection in mhle ond bell, and luy my invention tho @nil oi" the armor wires7 lozintlal oi sti-ips :we fief-tively held in position so :m to oomieotfthe :xi'iimt' to the shell of the end hell meelmnicztlly :uid electrically :mtl thug prevent ftiif'fidtf-hts from the ellefft ot' the mils ot the armor upon the Sheath olf the milite uml, ut the same time, thoroughly ground the. exposed omis of thel minor.

The sever-1l drawings illustrating my i11- Vent/ion are :is follow Figure l shows tho lower potion of a, cable eiitl bell iii longitudinal Setiou'with :L cable in platee therein. Fig. shows; in it view Similar to tg. l :i ifmiiplcle :utile emi hell with :i eonuictioii t-oiiiplettlwl thoi'C-iii.

Similar ,nim'ieizris i'oiei.' to Siiiiiloi ports throughout the sever-.il views.

As shown in Fig. l.y the 'towel-illust poi*- tion of the Shell of the enlile 91ml heli emisists of a Qlampingf` iiitmbei' lV which, :is shown in Fig. i2. is; designed, to eopointe with a second ehiii'ipini iiiemhei 2 to securely engage the outer surface ot' mi zii'- morod ablo'just below the tuviietl-out ends of the armor wires or Strips when they are Stripped haelt 'trom the Sheath tot the pim poso oit' limiting; u Connection. when it i5 desired to multe it connection with. im aimorevl cable. the parts l mul Q are first clamped in the position india-fitted iii liig'. around the ifiiffl of the Cable 2i. by mmms ot" bolts 4t, sind then the armoiwiios mi strips :1re forced outward against. the inner upper surface of the humping memliei AI nml :we hohl in this position by a sla-ow 5 thx-ended to engage 'the iiite'tml thiezicls formed in Specification of Letters Patent.

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the uppei @nifl of the manillar l.. When the. .Sleove is sei'eweti (loin-'1i iii place," .tiiziily pressing the :,ii'moi' ends the imnils it rectofiguhi-r oir other section against the insicle of the clamping meiiihtli' l.. it will he seen that the umilmis securely hehl in engageixieiit mechanically with the. humping meinhei und that :i fof ui eleeti'ienl connection is malle between the unimi' :zuil Suhl mem bei'. The lower emi ot the sli-fete 5 heveletl, ns indicated. to engage the upper ends ot the iit'moilwii'eg or ilitifips and foi-ee them oiitxmiftl away 'l'i'mii tl t- Sheath "i" :ifrxjiiimt the. conical Sulbiate :formell in. the upper @mi of thi: elziiiip member 't lo rece-ivo them, :intl thus injury to the shezith iesultiligr ti'oiii the with; et' the oiiiioi' is. prevented.. When the Sleeve 'is thus pitt in, piece, the sheath clump member t is .dirteweil into the monatl tl o outer emit ot the sheath i ot the culito mil when tho Sheath Clamping; uieiiiliei's huize been properly put iii phi/se, its imliwttml iii Figi'. 2, the lmhl olf the` sheath toririeil ouwiiitl, its; initiierte-,il iii Fig'. l. to reist iiggniilt the outii'zii ily liuiiiii eiii'tuee of the upper emi of the :ihmith chimp. (leniieotiou is then made with the conductors et! the cable by nieuwe el wires E)` uml it). its shown in Fig'. i?, and theI niziin Shell il ot 'the Cable, emi hell iS St'i'eiieil in plaise upon the upper enel 0l: the tlii'eutletl ilueve .3. titl tei the Wires 8, tl und ltl hmm been pippeily supported in the outlet openings of the bell by menno' of the insulator. :mit 1th the hell is lillecl willi iiiSiilzitlgig emiipfmiil i4 which, when it lizu'rie Sflt'iii'el'if holils tho' upper enti of the Sheath T in place Se :is to assists in forming; n secure itmelmxiieul emineetioii between the milite amt the hell. The eoi'ei it thon seeiii'etl in plziee against :i Haltet 1'5 carried liv the upper eml uit' the hell so as to make :i ziioitiii'v-pioot joint.

is :L result of the oenti'iietitih described, independent means :we pioi'itled for clumpiugr the armor and sheath of the caille to the @nfl hell.

While, have Shown my invention in the i'mltifllliii: eoiisll'mtion (h fwi'ilwl filmtv. it will he iiiitleistoml that i (lo not limit' myself to .its emot :ii'i'apgement :is l muy employ equivalent. teififefi in mii-tying out n1 y iivew tion without departing from the spirit thei'eet'.

'What l claim is:

1. In a Cable end hell, the combina-tion of a clamp for engaging the armor of acable the end of which has been flared out, a Clamp.

for engaging the sheath ef the'cablefeaid sheath clamp y'hav'..ng one member tbere'n' threaded into one member of the' ,armor clamp', a shell having" threaded engagement with one member of the armor clamp and ,v extending upward fromy the clamps, and insulating compound in t e shell. i

2; 4[n a cable end bell, the combination of a first clamp for engaging the armor of a cable the'end ef which is ared out, a second clamp for engaging the sheath' of the cable, said second clamp having one member theref threaded into one member of the armor clamp and a shell lextending upward 'from 4.. In a cabi@ afebenffhe @arab-manon of, a clamp for engagingy the arm-or oa cable the end of which has been 'flaredoh uand a second clalnplfor engaging the sheath of the cable, one member of said sheath clamp being g threaded; engagement with one i threaded into @ne member o said armor clamp. l 4

5. ln a cable end bell, the combination of a clamp for engaging the armor of a cable,'

said armor clamp comprising a sleeve for engaging the end of the armor and pressing it outward against the other member of said armor clamp, a second clamp for engaging the sheath of a cable, one member of said sheath clamp having threaded engagement with said sleeve, and a shell having threaded engagement with the sleeve vand extending upward from the clamps.

' 6. In a cable end bell, the combination of a clamp for engaging the armor of a cable, said armor clamp comprising a member for flaring outward the end of the armor against the otherci'nember orming a part of said armor clamp, a second clamp for engaging the sheath of the cable., one member of said ysheath clamp, and a shell having threaded engagement withsaid first mentioned niember extending upward from the clamps.

,In witness whereof, l hereunto subscribe my name this 20th day ofJanary, A. D. 1912.

g EDSON O. SESSONS. Witnesses-z ALBERT C. BELL, HENRY L. S'roUT. 

